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�1 G. 1 '.l 1 1. INTRODUCTION r 1. Introduction his proposal presents the Qualifications of The Planning Center to provide and conduct environmental consultant services to the City of Santa Ana. We have prepared this package in response to a City reQuest for proposals for environmental consultants. The City of Santa Ana's Planning and Building Agency Department maintains a master list of EIR consultants, and it is our objective to be placed upon that list for future environmental consultant needs. It is our understanding that the City will direct all RFPs to those selected consultants on the list for all of their environmental work. Our designated Project Managers, William Halligan, EsQ, Vice President, Environmental Services, and JoAnn C. Hadfield, Director, Environmental Services, Costa Mesa Office, have an extraordinary amount of experience preparing environmental documents. Bill has been involved in the preparation of over 100 environmental documents during his career and serves as a frequent guest lecturer on CEQA and associated case law. He is also a member of The State Bar of California, specializing in environmental and land use law. JoAnn's public and private sector experience encompasses policy planning; site - specific, community, and regional land use planning; and entitlement and regulatory permit processing. Her experience also includes coordination and processing of regulatory permits through her working knowledge and ongoing relationships with myriad federal, state, regional, and local agencies. The Planning Center has experience with the City of Santa Ana, having prepared the MacArthur Place mixed -use "urban village" EIR the Xerox Center EIR, and currently working on the Village Green EIR to name a few. The Planning Center's previous experience preparing environmental documents for the City of Santa Ana has provided us with an exceptional knowledge of City staff, City Council and commissions, citizen groups, the City's General Plan, Zoning Ordinance, CEQA policies and guidelines, and significance thresholds. The Planning Center is also currently preparing the the City's 2008 -2014 Housing Element Update. The Planning Center staff is well experienced with the preparation of environmental documents and looks forward to continuing its relationship with the City of Santa Ana. Legal Entity: The Planning Center is a California Corporation. Taxpayer ID: 95- 2975827 NONDISCRIMINATION In compliance with state and federal antidiscrimination laws, The Planning Center does not exclude or discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, or sex in consideration of contract award opportunities. In addition, The Planning Center will consider, and utilize subconsultants, bidders, and vendors in a manner consistent with nondiscrimination objectives. SUBCONSULTANTS The Planning Center has ongoing relationships with several consulting firms, including several high profile firms within close proximity to our headQuarters. Once contacted by the City of Santa Ana for a specific project, we will select the technical subconsultants necessary for the successful completion of the requested scope of services from the City's list of Qualified consultants. The Planning Center may also bring in other firms not included in this list, when necessary to provide specialized expertise. 1 Qualifications to the City of Santa Ana THE PLANNING CENTER I Page I 25F -20